The school's founder and namesake, James A. Hawken, opened his school for boys in Cleveland's Hough neighborhood in 1915.

In order to realize their objective of disseminating this information, the founders opened a documentation centre in Montreal.

Hardee's founder, Wilbur Hardee, opened his first restaurant in Greenville, North Carolina, on September 9, 1960.

The founders opened a sister facility, Passages Ventura, in 2009.

In 1914, its founders opened an office in Damascus to coordinate nationalist activity.

In 2008, the founders of One World Spokane opened using the OWEE model.

After receiving almost no traction, the founders opened a WordPress blog and launched their first coupon promotion for a pizzeria located in their building lobby.

After two years of programming the founders opened a 3,200 square-foot storefront in Plantation.

This new pet retail concept was a success, and within five years after opening the first store, the founders had opened stores in 30 more locations.

The company traces its origins to 1866, when the founder, John Magee, opened a clothing shop in Donegal Town.